Paper of the Month
This award was instigated by the Research Committee in July 2004 to promote and reward quality research within SOMS.
Criteria for selection:
- The first author must be a member of staff or a student in the School of Medical Sciences and must acknowledge their affiliation with SOMS
- The paper must meet the DEST criteria for a category C publication (published in a scholarly journal, peer reviewed original research, i.e. not a review) from work done in SOMS
- Where applicable the submission should include a short statement of merit:
- The impact factor of the journal
- The standing of the journal in its field
- The first paper of a Postgraduate or Honours student
- A publication in a new field or with new collaboration, etc.
- Editorial comment
- Article featured on the journal cover
Papers must be submitted to
Marie Kwok by the 3rd of the month following publication.
October 2007 (PDF-641 KB)
The Role of Substance P in the Pathogenesis of Pterygia published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48 (10): 4482-4489
Authors: J Chui, N Di Girolamo, M T Coroneo, and D Wakefield
September 2007 (PDF- 4273 KB)
Bacterial endotoxin - a trigger factor for alcoholic pancreatitis? Evidence from a novel, physiologically relevant animal model published in Gastroenterology, 133 (4): 1293-1303
Authors: A Vonlaufen, Z Xu, B Daniel, R K Kumar, R Pirola, J Wilson and M V Apte
August 2007 (PDF- 618 KB)
Conformational activation of CD11b without shedding of L-selectin on circulating human neutrophils published in
Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 82: 1115-1125
Authors: Y Orr, J M Taylor, S Cartland, P G Bannon, C Geczy, and L Kritharides
July 2007 (PDF- 266 KB)
Branched fibers in dystrophic mdx muscle are associated with a loss of force following lengthening contractions published in American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiol. 293: 985-992
Authors: S Chan, S I Head and J W Morley
June 2007 (PDF – 632 KB)
Structure of the d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 Complex of the Minor Groove Binding Alkylating Agent Alkamin Studied by Mass Spectrometry published in Molecular Pharmacology, 71: 1165–1178
Authors: A M S Abdul Majid, G Smythe, W A Denny, and L P G Wakelin
May 2007 (PDF – 356 KB)
Gene Expression Correlates of Postinfective Fatigue Syndrome after Infectious Mononucleosis published in Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196:56-66
Authors: B Cameron, S Galbraith, Y Zhang, T Davenport, U Vollmer-Conna, D Wakefield, I Hickie, W Dunsmuir, T Whistler, S Vernon, W C Reeves, and A R Lloyd
April 2007 (PDF- 154 KB)
Endothelium-independent constriction of isolated, pressurized arterioles by N
-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) published in British Journal of Pharmacology, 151: 602–609
Authors: T V Murphy, N Kotecha and M A Hill
March 2007 (PDF- 280 KB)
The collagenase-1 (MMP-1) gene promoter polymorphism - 1607/2G is associated with favourable prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer published in British Journal of Cancer 96, 783-792
Authors: A Hettiaratchi, N Hawkins, G McKenzie, R Ward, J Hunt, D Wakefield and N Di Girolamo
February 2007 (PDF- 208 KB)
Ultraviolet B irradiation selectively increases the production of interleukin-8 in human cord blood-derived mast cells published in Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 148: 161-167.
Authors: I Endoh, N Di Girolamo, T Hampartzoumian, B Cameron, C L Geczy and N Tedla
January 2007 (PDF- 463 KB)
Down-regulation of Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptor Expression in the Synovium of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients after Treatment with Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs published in Journal Rheumatology, 46: 742–751
Authors: O A Huynh, T Hampartzoumian, J P Arm, J E. Hunt, L Borges, Ml Ahern, M Smith, C L Geczy, H P McNeil and N Tedla